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India's First Expressway Gas Line: Engineering Marvel Unveiled
16 Jan
Summary
- A 694 km pipeline was built in a narrow 3-meter utility corridor.
- This marks India's first major pipeline integration into a transport corridor.
- The project faced extreme engineering challenges like steep terrain and monsoons.
GAIL (India) Ltd has successfully completed the 694-kilometre Mumbai-Nagpur Natural Gas Pipeline (MNPL). This remarkable feat integrates India's first major high-capacity pipeline into a tight 3-meter utility corridor along the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, showcasing the PM-GatiShakti framework.
The pipeline's construction within such a confined space, approximately 3 meters wide, presented immense engineering and logistical hurdles. Overcoming steep terrain in the Western Ghats, dense forests, and monsoon rains required innovative techniques like horizontal directional drilling with a thruster system. Disciplined execution ensured safety and minimized rework under extreme conditions.
